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Rationale and design of an independent randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of aripiprazole or haloperidol in combination with clozapine for treatment-resistant schizophreniaMichela Nose
Department of Medicine and Public Health, Section of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, University of Verona, Italy
Trials 10:31. 2009....- Schizophrenia and quality of life: how important are symptoms and functioning?Anna Galuppi
Section of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Children s Hospital A, Meyer University of Florence, Italy
Int J Ment Health Syst 4:31. 2010..the relationship between Quality of life (QoL) and global functioning and symptoms in outpatients with Schizophrenia.. 
Suicide probability and psychological morbidity secondary to HIV infection: a control study of HIV-seropositive, hepatitis C virus (HCV)-seropositive and HIV/HCV-seronegative injecting drug usersL Grassi
Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behavior, Section of Psychiatry, the Consultation Liaison Psychiatric Service and Psychiatric Unit, University of Ferrara, C so Giovecca 203, 44100, Ferrara, Italy
J Affect Disord 64:195-202. 2001....- Effect of reboxetine on major depressive disorder in breast cancer patients: an open-label studyLuigi Grassi
Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behavior, Section of Psychiatry, University of Ferrara, Corso Giovecca 203, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
J Clin Psychiatry 65:515-20. 2004..g., Parkinson's disease, human immunodeficiency virus infection)... - Styles of coping with cancer: the Italian version of the Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer (Mini-MAC) scaleLuigi Grassi
Psycho Oncology Service, Section of Psychiatry, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Psychooncology 14:115-24. 2005..Test-retest reliability showed no differences in the sub-scales scores between assessments... - Diagnostic criteria for psychosomatic research and psychosocial variables in breast cancer patientsLuigi Grassi
Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behavior, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Psychosomatics 45:483-91. 2004..The study indicates the usefulness of the application of the DCPR in breast cancer, although further research is needed to improve the feasibility and internal validity of DCPR constructs... - Psychosocial morbidity and its correlates in cancer patients of the Mediterranean area: findings from the Southern European Psycho-Oncology StudyLuigi Grassi
Department of Behaviour and Communication, Section of Psychiatry, University of Ferrara and Department of Mental Health and General University S Anna Hospital, Corso Giovecca 203, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
J Affect Disord 83:243-8. 2004.... - A communication intervention for training southern European oncologists to recognize psychosocial morbidity in cancer. I--development of the model and preliminary results on physicians' satisfactionLuigi Grassi
Section of Psychiatry, Department of Behavior and Communication, University of Ferrara, Italy
J Cancer Educ 20:79-84. 2005..Because not much is known about training aimed at improving the recognition of psychosocial disorders in cancer patients, we developed a basic course model for medical oncology professionals... - Use of the diagnostic criteria for psychosomatic research in oncologyLuigi Grassi
Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behavior, Section of Psychiatry, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Psychother Psychosom 74:100-7. 2005..The aims of the study were to compare the DSM-IV and the DCPR in their application to cancer patients... 
Affective syndromes and their screening in cancer patients with early and stable disease: Italian ICD-10 data and performance of the Distress Thermometer from the Southern European Psycho-Oncology Study (SEPOS)Luigi Grassi
Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences of Communication and Behavior, University of Ferrara, Italy
J Affect Disord 114:193-9. 2009..The assessment of mood and anxiety disorders secondary to cancer by using easy-to-administer instruments has been the object of recent research...- Bereavement in families with relatives dying of cancerLuigi Grassi
Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behavior, Section of Psychiatry, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 1:43-9. 2007..The aim of this review is to examine the new conceptualization on bereavement and, more specifically, on grief and bereavement in family members of patients who have died of cancer.. - Educational intervention in cancer outpatient clinics on routine screening for emotional distress: an observational studyLuigi Grassi
Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behavior, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Psychooncology 20:669-74. 2011..To examine the possible effect of an educational model on distress screening in newly diagnosed cancer patients referred to Psycho-oncology service (POS)... - Psychological factors affecting oncology conditionsLuigi Grassi
Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behavior, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Adv Psychosom Med 28:57-71. 2007..g. emotional repression and avoidance). The role of specific DCPR constructs in influencing the course of illness is also an area that should be investigated... - Violence in psychiatric units: a 7-year Italian study of persistently assaultive patientsLuigi Grassi
Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behaviour, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 41:698-703. 2006..The aim of this paper is to describe the characteristics of repeated episodes of violence among patients admitted to an Italian psychiatric ward... - Factors Influencing Depression Endpoints Research (FINDER): baseline results of Italian patients with depressionLuigi Grassi
Section of Psychiatry, University of Ferrara, Italy
Ann Gen Psychiatry 8:14. 2009..Baseline characteristics of patients enrolled in Italy are presented... - Hopelessness and related variables among cancer patients in the Southern European Psycho-Oncology Study (SEPOS)Luigi Grassi
correspondence and M D, Clinica Psichiatrica Università di Ferrara, Corso Giovecca 203 44100, Ferrara, Italy
Psychosomatics 51:201-7. 2010..Although hopelessness has been studied in cancer, no data are available in non-English-speaking countries... - Emotional stress, psychosocial variables and coping associated with hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus infections in intravenous drug usersLuigi Grassi
Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behavior, Section of Psychiatry, University of Ferrara, Italy
Psychother Psychosom 71:342-9. 2002..e. social support, external locus of control and emotional repression) and coping strategies in HCV-seropositive, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive and HCV/HIV-noninfected IDUs... - Effects of supportive-expressive group therapy in breast cancer patients with affective disorders: a pilot studyLuigi Grassi
Department of Behavior and Communication, Section of Psychiatry, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Psychother Psychosom 79:39-47. 2010..The aim of this 6-month follow-up study was to evaluate breast cancer patients with an ICD-10 diagnosis of affective syndromes participating in SEGT and a group of breast cancer patients with no ICD-10 diagnosis... - Depression and serotonin transporter (5-HTTLPR) polymorphism in breast cancer patientsLuigi Grassi
Section of Psychiatry, Department of Behavior and Communication, University of Ferrara and Unit of Clinical Psychiatry Department of Mental Health and Drug Abuse, Health Agency, NHS, Ferrara, Italy
J Affect Disord 124:346-50. 2010..Given the lack of data in oncology, we examined the relationship of depression with the 5-HTTLPR and psychosocial variables among breast cancer patients... - The Factors Influencing Depression Endpoints Research (FINDER) study: final results of Italian patients with depressionRosangela Caruso
Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behaviour, University of Ferrara, Italy
Ann Gen Psychiatry 9:33. 2010..The Italian HRQoL data at 6 months is described in this report, and the factors associated with HRQoL changes were determined... - Knowledge about HIV transmission and prevention among Italian patients with psychiatric disordersL Grassi
Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Psychiatr Serv 52:679-81. 2001..These findings confirm the need for HIV-related educational and behavior-modification programs for patients with chronic and severe mental illness in the community in Italy... - Coping styles and psychosocial-related variables in HIV-infected patientsL Grassi
Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behavior, University of Ferrara, Italy
Psychosomatics 39:350-9. 1998..The data support the hypothesis that coping with HIV infection is a complex phenomenon involving multiple and interacting variables. Interventions aimed at improving the coping style for many HIV patients are needed... - Illness behavior, emotional stress and psychosocial factors among asymptomatic HIV-infected patientsL Grassi
Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behavior, Section of Psychiatry, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Service, University of Ferrara, St Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
Psychother Psychosom 68:31-8. 1999..This study sought to examine characteristics of illness behavior and to investigate the association between illness behavior and psychosocial and clinical variables among asymptomatic HIV-infected subjects... - Violent behavior in acute psychiatric inpatient facilities: a national survey in ItalyBruno Biancosino
Section of Psychiatry, Department of Mental Health, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
J Nerv Ment Dis 197:772-82. 2009.... - Psychosocial problems secondary to cancer: an Italian multicentre survey of consultation-liaison psychiatry in oncology. Italian Consultation-Liaison GroupL Grassi
Dipartimento Discipline Comunicazione e Comportamento, Sezione di Psichiatria, Universita di Ferrara, Corso Giovecca 203, 44100, Ferrara, Italy
Eur J Cancer 36:579-85. 2000..These findings indicate the need for improvement of referral criteria to C-L and closer attention to continuity of psychosocial care of cancer patients during hospitalisation and post-discharge... - Depression, psychosocial variables and occurrence of life events among patients with cancerL Grassi
Department of Medical Sciences of Communicatin and Behaviour Section of Psychiatry, University of Ferrara, Italy
J Affect Disord 44:21-30. 1997..However, because of the cross-sectional nature of the study, no conclusion regarding a causal relationship between depression and psychosocial variables is possible... - Day-night variation in aggressive behavior among psychiatric inpatientsR Manfredini
First Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara Medical School, Ferrara, Italy
Chronobiol Int 18:503-11. 2001..Changes during the 24h in ward activity, patient contact, and endogenous circadian rhythms are likely to contribute to the observed 24h pattern, although further study is needed to confirm our findings and to define causal factors... - Characteristics of violent behaviour in acute psychiatric in-patients: a 5-year Italian studyL Grassi
Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behaviour, Section of Psychiatry, University of Ferrara, St Anna Hospital, Corso Giovecca 203, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
Acta Psychiatr Scand 104:273-9. 2001..8%). CONCLUSION: Although confirming the low rate of violence among Italian psychiatric in-patients, the study indicates the need for more attention to the problem of aggression in general hospital psychiatric units... - Post-traumatic stress disorder-related symptoms after intensive careM Capuzzo
Department of Surgical, Anaesthetic and Radiological Sciences, Section of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
Minerva Anestesiol 71:167-79. 2005..To determine the incidence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) related symptoms in a population of intensive care unit (ICU) admitted patients and the relationship between PTSD-related symptoms and memories of ICU... - Modulation of clinical expression of plaque-induced gingivitis: effects of personality traits, social support and stressLeonardo Trombelli
Research Center for the Study of Periodontal Diseases, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
J Clin Periodontol 32:1143-50. 2005..The aim of this study was to characterize the subject-based clinical behaviour of the gingiva during experimental gingivitis in relation to personality profile, psychological stress and coping behaviour... - [Assessment of anxiety levels in patients during diagnostic endoscopy]Lucio Trevisani
I Divisione di Medicina Generale, Dipartimento di Medicina, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Arcispedale S Anna, Ferrara
Recenti Prog Med 93:240-4. 2002..Therefore, the different frequency in the use of intravenous sedation between bronchial and gastrointestinal endoscopy does not seem justified... 
Application of the Italian version of the Intensive Care Unit Memory tool in the clinical settingMaurizia Capuzzo
Department of Surgical, Anaesthetic and Radiological Sciences, Section of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Crit Care 8:R48-55. 2004....- Psychosomatic characterization of adjustment disorders in the medical setting: some suggestions for DSM-VLuigi Grassi
Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behavior, Section of Psychiatry, University of Ferrara, Italy
J Affect Disord 101:251-4. 2007..Problems have been raised, however, as to their clinical value. The aim of the study was to characterize the psychosomatic features of adjustment disorders... - Social support and psychological distress in primary care attenders. Ferrara SIMG GroupL Grassi
Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behavior, Section of Psychiatry, the Consultation Liaison Psychiatric Service, University of Ferrara, Italy
Psychother Psychosom 69:95-100. 2000..The role of psychosocial variables, namely the role of support from the patients' interpersonal ties, has not been extensively explored... - Psychiatric morbidity and burnout in the medical profession: an Italian study of general practitioners and hospital physiciansL Grassi
Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behaviour, Section of Psychiatry, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry and Psychoncology Service, University of Ferrara, Italy
Psychother Psychosom 69:329-34. 2000..The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of and the relationship between psychiatric morbidity and burnout among a convenience sample of Italian primary care physicians (GPs) and hospital physicians (HPs)... - Factors related to admission of psychiatric patients to medical wards from the general hospital emergency department: a 3-year study of urgent psychiatric consultationsBruno Biancosino
University of Ferrara and Department of Mental Health, Ferrara, Italy
Int J Psychiatry Med 39:133-46. 2009.... - Factor structure of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale in unipolar depressionBruno Biancosino
Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behaviour, University of Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
J Affect Disord 124:329-34. 2010..However, only few factor analytic studies used general psychopathology scales to investigate the symptom structure of unipolar depression... - Physicians' attitudes to and problems with truth-telling to cancer patientsL Grassi
Clinica Psichiatrica Università di Ferrara, Italy
Support Care Cancer 8:40-5. 2000..Despite changes in medical education, improvement of communication skills in dealing with cancer patients and their families represents an important need in healthcare settings... - Efficacy of a short-term psychoeducational intervention for persistent non-organic insomnia in severely mentally ill patients. A pilot studyBruno Biancosino
Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behavior, University of Ferrara, Corso Giovecca 203, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
Eur Psychiatry 21:460-2. 2006..Further control studies are necessary to confirm these findings... - Patient opinions on the benefits of treatment programs in residential psychiatric careBruno Biancosino
Department of Mental Health, Local Health Agency, Ferrara, Italy
Can J Psychiatry 49:613-20. 2004..These results may be a valuable contribution to improving treatment planning in residential facilities... - Relationship between self-reported and observer-reported ratings for psychopathology in psychiatric inpatientsBruno Biancosino
Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behaviour, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Psychopathology 40:418-23. 2007..Psychopathology can be measured adopting the perspective of clinicians or the perspective of patients themselves. In the present study, we investigated the degree of coherence between these two viewpoints... - Determinants of antipsychotic polypharmacy in psychiatric inpatients: a prospective studyBruno Biancosino
Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences of Communication and Behaviour, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 20:305-9. 2005..Conversely, the theoretical advantage of avoiding a high dose of a single drug is counterbalanced by the documented disadvantage of administering high total doses... - 5-HTTLPR polymorphism of serotonin transporter and effects of sertraline in terminally ill cancer patients: report of eleven casesGiulia Schillani
Section of Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Tumori 94:563-7. 2008.... - Use of distress and depression thermometers to measure psychosocial morbidity among southern European cancer patientsFrancisco Gil
Psycho Oncology Unit, Hospital Duran i Reynals, Institut Catala d Oncologia, Av Gran Via S N, Km 2, 7, 08907 L Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
Support Care Cancer 13:600-6. 2005..Because of the problems of routine use of psychometric instruments, short instruments such as visual analogue scales or one-item 0-10 scales have been developed as valid assessment alternatives... - Assessing demoralization and depression in the setting of medical diseaseLara Mangelli
Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
J Clin Psychiatry 66:391-4. 2005..Further research may determine whether demoralization, alone or in association with major depression, entails prognostic and clinical implications... - Irritable mood in Italian patients with medical diseaseLara Mangelli
Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
J Nerv Ment Dis 194:226-8. 2006..Further research may determine whether irritability, alone or in association with major depression, entails prognostic and clinical implications... - Physician-patient communication among Southern European cancer physicians: the influence of psychosocial orientation and burnoutLuzia Travado
Clinical Psychology Unit, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa zona central, Lisbon, Portugal
Psychooncology 14:661-70. 2005..The results suggest that there is a need for training cancer physicians in communication and for increasing a more definite psychosocially oriented approach in cancer care in Mediterranean countries... - Factors associated with antipsychotic dosing in psychiatric inpatients: a prospective studyCorrado Barbui
Section of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Department of Medicine and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 22:221-5. 2007..Clinicians should consider that concurrent prescribing of two or more antipsychotic agents increases the probability of administering excessive dosing in the long-term... - Factors influencing depression endpoints research (FINDER): study design and population characteristicsAna Garcia-Cebrian
Eli Lilly and Company Limited, Lilly Research Centre, Erl Wood Manor, Sunninghill Road, Windlesham, Surrey GU20 6PH, UK
Eur Psychiatry 23:57-65. 2008..Further investigation into factors associated with HRQoL in depression after treatment initiation is warranted... - The BPRS-E as predictor of length of stay in a residential facilityBruno Biancosino
Psychiatr Serv 56:755-6. 2005 - Prescribing patterns of antidepressants in Europe: results from the Factors Influencing Depression Endpoints Research (FINDER) studyMichael Bauer
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universitat Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, D 01307 Dresden, Germany
Eur Psychiatry 23:66-73. 2008..In conclusion, the prescribing of antidepressants varies by country, and the type of antidepressant chosen is influenced by physician- as well as patient-related factors... - Mental adaptation to cancer: depression and blood platelet monoamine oxidase activity in breast cancer patientsTullio Giraldi
Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Sezione di Farmacologia and Clinica Psichiatrica, Universita di Trieste, I 34100 Trieste, Italy
Anticancer Res 27:1715-9. 2007..Stress and depression were reported as negative prognostic factors in breast cancer patients and monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity was considered a marker of mental suffering... - Gabapentin treatment of impulsive-aggressive behaviourBruno Biancosino
Can J Psychiatry 47:483-4. 2002 - Quetiapine may induce mania: a case reportBruno Biancosino
Can J Psychiatry 48:349-50. 2003 - Phenomenology of delirium in cancer patients, as described by the Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale (MDAS) and the Delirium Rating Scale (DRS)Marco Bosisio
Psychology Unit, National Cancer Institute of Milan, Italy
Psychosomatics 47:471-8. 2006..Subjective perception only partially discriminated delirium from non-delirium patients. The way in which the DRS and MDAS reflected the DSM criteria are therefore partially different... - Efficacy of pharmacotherapy against core traits of borderline personality disorder: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsMichela Nose
Department of Medicine and Public Health, Section of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, University of Verona, Italy
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 21:345-53. 2006..00, -0.11). No difference was observed between pharmacotherapy and placebo in terms of participants leaving the study early. Pharmacotherapy can exert a modest beneficial effect on some core traits of borderline personality disorder...